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The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

William James

True to her inveterate habit, rationalism reverts to ‘principles,’ and thinks that when an abstraction once is named, we own an oracular solution.
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Habit Principles Thinking
We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all.
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Book Cat Conservations Dog
Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves… instead of talking to themselves.
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People Talking Unhappiness
Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.
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Men Parts Small Use
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
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Believe Government Philosophical
Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.
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Congratulations Self Esteem Success
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation.
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Facts Philosophy Way
We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be.
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Opposites Statement Truth
New habits can be launched.
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Habit New Launched
All natural happiness thus seems infected with a contradiction. The breath of the sepulchre surrounds it.
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Contradiction Happiness Natural
It is very important that teachers should realize the importance of habit.
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Important Realizing Teacher
Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Human Nature Principles
Truth for us is simply a collective name for verification processes
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Names Process Truth
The teachers of this country, one may say, have its future in their hands.
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Country Teacher Teaching
He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.
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Encouragement Encouraging Inspirational

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

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